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SUSAN KATHLEEN BLACK FOUNDATION 17th ANNUAL ARTISTS RENDEZVOUS & WORKSHOP September 16-21, 2018 HEADWATERS ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTER DUBOIS, WY We are pleased to announce that two very talented instructors have agreed to become the newest members of our...

by Bob Bahr In my research for a book on visual art in the Wind River Mountains, I am coming across many compelling tales of Wyoming and its early explorers. The story known as Colter's Run has been told many times since 1809, when the actual events transpired. Some...

by Bob Bahr You hear it so often at SKB events that it is on the verge of becoming a cliché: SKB is one big family. There are plenty of other workshops out there, and beautiful places to paint, and opportunities to get away and further develop your artistic skills....

By Bob Bahr Christine Knapp has been a mainstay at SKB's Dubois workshops, and she's also one of the most valued and consistent instructors at SKB-affiliated projects. Her work with the Western Art Academy at Schreiner University is the best example of this. So it's...

By Bob Bahr Thomas Caleb Goggans painted a mountain scene for the Quick Draw event at SKB's Artist Rendezvous in September in Dubois. We photographed several stages of the painting's development and peppered him with questions while he worked. Here's what he said....

By Bob Bahr John Seerey-Lester, one of the judges of the 2017 SKB Small Works Exhibition, exclaimed before the awards were given out that the Watercolor division was particularly stocked with excellent paintings this year. "There were so many and all so good, it was...

SKB WORKSHOP fine art “Small Works” exhibition - Every year... as an integral part of the SKB Workshop in Dubois, Wyoming, the Foundation mounts an actual fine art exhibition of "Small Works" on the 2nd floor of the Headwaters Art & Conference Center....

SKB Instructors' Quick Finish / Paint Off & Auction - One of the highlights of the SKB Workshop is the annual Instructors' Quick Finish that they conduct where all of the instructors create a work of art in about an hour. This is always a wonderful and often chaotic...

First day at the SKB Workshop in the tiny town of Dubois, set in the extraordinary landscape of Wyoming's high country... 7,500 feet. Artists began arriving on Saturday. And last night was the big kick off party in the Headwaters Center. Bright and early...

By Bob Bahr It's not unusual for a 2nd Grader to own a smartphone in today's world. It's not uncommon to see a table full of teenagers sit in silence as their thumbs fly over their phone screen. Studies abound that warn about the dire consequences of modern children...

by Bob Bahr Ken Shanika, the Rose Award winner, artist, and key SKBer known for tutoring teen artists toward award-winning careers, put out a call for entries for two fundraisers this summer in Colorado. The response was rapid. "The minute I asked Wanda [Mumm] and...

By Bob Bahr Dubois, Wyoming is a unique place, with ancient Native American migratory and trade paths intersecting, nearby passes over the Absoraka Mountains and Wind River Mountains urging passage, and the Wind River itself offering water, food, relatively temperate...

By Bob Bahr Georgia Mansur is in demand. The watercolorist fills workshops all over the world, from her native Australia to France, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Mexico and… Dubois, Wyoming. Mansur is one of the three featured instructors for the Susan Kathleen Black...

By Bob Bahr Andrew Denman knows he's pushing it. In fact, he's made the conscious decision to do so. Denman has long put together shows that group his paintings by themes. In the past, he hasn't worked in series, but looking back over his work he could pick out...

By Bob Bahr Sculptor Jocelyn Russell had two years to finish a commission. That should be plenty of time, right? OK…even if the commission involves five full-size elephants and five lions? Now that is a stretch. It meant that Russell worked at the foundry during the...

By Bob Bahr Thomas Caleb Goggans attended the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, in Connecticut, and he currently teaches at the Townsend Atelier, in Chattanooga, Tennessee … which is to say he has classically trained drawing and painting chops. After attending the...

By Bob Bahr One morning at the TexArt workshop SKB organized in Kerrville, Texas last May, James Coe led a birding tour through the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Not surprisingly, the group of artists that joined him spread out far and wide. Most were wildlife...

A 0ne-Hour “Live Video” session on Facebook featuring a wrap-up session with a discussion panel comprised of the various instructors that taught a variety of subjects at the TexArt Workshop, on the campus of Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. This...

By Bob Bahr SKB staffer Anthony Cannata will admit that he is especially adept at fixing things. And his knowledge of computers is plain to see. But he is not a tech guy, actually. And SKBers who have benefited the most from his help know it. They know that Cannata is...

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Over the past 16 years the organization has conducted educational programs for over 2000 adults and more than 20,000 young artists. The Foundation strives to encourage and nurture artistic creativity by providing grants for art education, and by offering art exhibitions, events, and educational programs that raise public awareness and appreciation for the arts.